A birthday cake, a bitter shouting match and a sour note at the end

As the Nepal Communist Party Secretariat reconvenes, there is no conciliation in sight as the conflict continues to be a battle of egos between the party chairs.

As the Nepal Communist Party Secretariat members sat for a meeting on Tuesday, they cut the cake—to mark General Secretary Bishnu Poudel’s birthday—ate it and immediately after, descended into a bitter shouting match.